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8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Series 5, Episode 1 was a special episode broadcast on 29 December 2014, as part of 8 out of 10 Cats Mash-ups Series 5, set up as a Christmas special.

8 Out of 10 Cats regulars Sean Lock and Jon Richardson were the contestants, along with Kathy Burke and David Baddiel who were their teammates, while Jimmy Carr reprised his role as the host.

The match saw Jon Richardson, with the assistance of David Baddiel, winning by 38 – 28 in a slight modification of the 7 round format (LNLNLLC).

Rachel Riley was, as ever, the arithmetician, and Joe Wilkinson helped her out from round 5 onwards. The Dictionary Corner guest was Alex Horne (accompanied by his band, The Horne Section), and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

NOTE: In this version, both players' declarations were allowed, although points were only awarded for the best answer.

Rnd	Selection	Kathy & Sean	Score	Jon & David	Others	Max.
1	OSGEJSOCN	GOOSE GOOSES	6 – 0	goojness ☓ JOGS	COJONES	7
2	50 4 3 1 8 5 → 779	810 —	6 – 10	779 759 (50 + 8 ÷ 4) × 5 × 3 − 1		17
TTT	DATEDELF	He went down on me.			DEFLATED
Rnd	Selection	Kathy Burke	Score	Jon Richardson	Others	Max.
3	EAEKDPARO	PARKED	12 – 10	pokered ☓	PARKADE*	24
Rnd	Selection	Sean Lock	Score	David Baddiel	Others	Max.
4	50 25 5 2 1 3 → 425	425 (3 + 5) × 50 + 25	22 – 20	425 50 × 2 × (3 + 1) + 25		34
TTT	GRANFART	Smells lovely.			FRAGRANT
Rnd	Selection	Kathy & Sean	Score	Jon & David	Others	Max.
5	ANURETNIL	lauriet ☓ RETAIN	28 – 20	unreliant ☓ naturel ☓	INTERNAL, TENURIAL, UNLEARNT	42
TTT	FUNGIFTS	You can put it in your bird.			STUFFING
6	EVMPRIEAL	VAMPIRE PREVAIL	28 – 28	PRIMEVAL primeval ☓⁹		50
7	IBEDSANTA	antibedsan ☓ (12 seconds)	28 – 38	ABSTAINED (12.5 seconds)		60

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 ''{{w|8 Out of 10 Cats}}'' regulars [[Sean Lock]] and [[Jon Richardson]] were the [[contestant]]s, along with [[Kathy Burke]] and [[David Baddiel]] who were their teammates, while [[Jimmy Carr]] reprised his role as the host.
-The match saw Jon Richardson, with the assistance of David Baddiel, winning by {{score|38|28}} in an [[7 round format|7-rounder]].
+The match saw Jon Richardson, with the assistance of David Baddiel, winning by {{score|38|28}} in a slight modification of the [[7 round format]] (LNLNLLC).
 [[Rachel Riley]] was, as ever, the [[arithmetician]], and [[Joe Wilkinson]] helped her out from round 5 onwards. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Alex Horne]] (accompanied by his band, ''The Horne Section''), and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Susie Dent]].